I put my makeup on to look younger for the day
Facing the mirror, I could think of nothing to say
I see myself as a lonely rose trying to look so young
With petals getting old, so soon to thrung
Oh my sad leaves will soon get dry and fall
A lonely tree with branches that will get so weak to hold
How will I get the courage to stand firm?
When people see my mind as nothing to affirm
To few I was an old woman with brooding thoughts
Sad they were the ones enamored my younger life
But how my listless appearance will bring joy to their world
My hope they envisage that I could still be their light
Triumphantly yet heartbreakingly at the same time
Grateful that I reach this age carrying my lessons in life
Sad that I’m nothing to some people’s eyes
But I know in my heart I am an old book with lessons ,to read is worth to try
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